Benchmark Resources

HRSA Resources

MIECHV programs collect data on federal benchmarks in the following six areas:

1. Improved maternal and newborn health
2. Prevention of child injuries, child abuse, neglect, or maltreatment, and reduction of emergency department visits
3. Improvement in school readiness and achievement
4. Reduction in crime or domestic violence
5. Improvements in family economic self-sufficiency
6. Improvements in the coordination and referrals for other community resources and supports

MIECHV provides the following two annual reports to the Health Resources and Services Administration:

• Form 1: Demographic Information
• Form 2: Benchmark Data
• HRSA Onboarding MIECHV New Employees Toolkit

Benchmark Resources

Required Data Collection Forms

• MIECHV Data Consent English Required for all MIECHV caregivers.
• MIECHV Data Consent Spanish
• Caregiver Data Collection Sheet Collects demographic and benchmark data specific to the caregiver.
• Postnatally Enrolled Child Data Collection Sheet Collects demographic and benchmark data specific to children who are enrolled in home visiting postnatally.
• Prenatally Enrolled Child Data Collection Sheet Collects demographic and benchmark data specific to children whose caregivers are enrolled prenatally, as well as prenatal and postpartum data on the caregiver.

Required Benchmark Webinars

Please go to Visit Tracker’s Knowledgebase for Visit Tracker resources.

Form 1 Demographics Training: Recorded Training with audio and view of slides

Form 2 Benchmark Data Training

Data Training Slides

Form 1 Demographics: PDF slides-print or view in browser to follow links to resources

Form 2 Benchmarks

Report Card Training

Illinois MIECHV Annual Reports — Center for Prevention Research and Development

Assessments

• 4P’s Plus© assessments are offered in English and Spanish
  • 4P’s Plus Illinois Home Visiting Protocol. MIECHV asks that all programs in Illinois using the 4P’s Plus© follow these directions to send unidentified completed 4P’s Plus© to the Children’s Research Triangle so they can provide the state with a full report on 4P’s Plus©.

• Relationship Assessment Tool. This is the MIECHV required intimate partner violence (IPV) assessment tool, and it is available in English and Spanish
  • Healthy Moms Healthy Babies slides can be found here
  • Webinar for curriculum trainers can be found here (streaming) or here (for download)
• Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS). This is the MIECHV required depression screening tool, and it is available in English and Spanish.